Training and Application of Correct Information Unit Analysis to Structured and Unstructured Discourse

Correct Information Units (CIU) analysis is one of the few measures of discourse that attempts to quantify discourse as a function of communicating information efficiently. Though this analysis is used reliably as a research tool, most studies\u27 apply CIUs to structured discourse tasks and do not specifically describe how raters are trained. If certified clinical speech-language pathologists can likewise reliably apply CIU analysis within clinical settings to unstructured discourse, such as the discourse of people with aphasia (PWA), it may allow clinicians to quantify the information communicated efficiently in clinical populations with discourse deficits. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if using the outlined training module, clinicians are able to score CIUs with similar inter-rater reliability across both structured and unstructured discourse samples as researchers. Method: Four certified SLPs will undergo a two-hour training session in CIU analysis similar to that of a university research staffs\u27 CIU training protocol. Each SLP will score CIUs in structured and unstructured language samples collected from individuals diagnosed with aphasia. The SLP\u27 scores within the structured and unstructured discourse samples will be compared to those of a university research lab staffs\u27. This will determine (1) whether SLPs can reliably code CIUs when compared with research raters in a lab setting when both using the same two-hour CIU training and resources allotted; (2) whether there is a significant difference in reliability when structured and unstructured discourse is analyzed

Renewing the Christian Contemplative Dimension of Spirituality Through an Ancient Tradition Known Today as Centering Prayer

The purpose of this paper and documentary video is to present one particular aspect of the Christian contemplative tradition known today as centering prayer. The topic is addressed by a brief review of ancient contemplation and meditative life styles as practiced by some of the major religions of the world. The focus is then narrowed to view the topic from the Roman Catholic perspective. In the early Christian church (Roman Catholic) contemplation was the common goal of lay and religious life. \u27This approach fell into disuse around the time of the Reformation, but has undergone a renewal in the last generation for many different reasons. The documentary video achieves this by a combination of nature and religious footage combined with excerpts of interviews with people who practice the contemplative life. Instructions on the method of centering prayer is explained in the documentary

Appointments timed in proximity to annual milestones and compliance with screening: randomised controlled trial

Objective To investigate whether appointments for screening timed in proximity to annual milestones (birthdays, Christmas and New Year) may be used as a strategy to improve attendance for screening for colorectal cancer

Dashcams: Wenn die ZPO erlaubt, was das Datenschutzrecht verbietet

Mit Dashcams den Verkehr aufzuzeichnen, kann nach einem Unfall in einem zivilrechtlichen Haftpflichtprozess sehr nützlich sein - obwohl man das datenschutzrechtlich eigentlich nicht darf. Der BGH hat in dieser Woche zwei rechtliche Problemlagen geklärt, die deutsche Gerichte seit geraumer Zeit beschäftigt haben: Zum einen betrifft dies die datenschutzrechtliche Zulässigkeit des Einsatzes von Dashcams im öffentlichen Verkehrsraum. Zum anderen deren zivilprozessuale Verwertbarkeit, insbesondere wenn die Aufnahmen rechtswidrig erfolgten

Étude de deux chartriers de laïcs en Basse-Normandie au Moyen Âge

Les laïcs constituent les principaux clients des notaires à la fin du Moyen Âge. L’étude de deux chartriers de laïcs, vivant dans la région d’Alençon, permet d’observer plusieurs volontés de conservation des actes notariés, entre preuves de la constitution d’un patrimoine foncier, sauvegarde des possessions familiales et gestion quotidienne des relations avec autrui. Le rôle du notaire dans ce contexte ne se limite pas à l’écriture de ces actes : en rédigeant des documents nécessaires à la gestion des domaines, il participe également à la bonne marche des seigneuries locales. Homme de probité, il est également un intermédiaire entre les contractants eux-mêmes, apportant son crédit aux relations entre seigneurs et dépendants.Laymen were the main clients of late medieval notaries. The study of two lay archives from the region of Alençon reveals various reasons for keeping notarial contracts, seen as proof of constitution of estate, as a means of protecting family possessions, or as a tool of daily administration of personal relationships. In this context, the notary’s role was not limited to writing these documents. He also contributed to the proper functioning of local seigniorial powers: as a man of probity, he was an intermediary between contractees, his reputation serving the relations between lords and their dependents